StarKist controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Report finds StarKist tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor
Issue disclosure
A report found that StarKist's tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor. The finding concerns the company's tuna supply chain, indicating that a portion of it is linked to forced labor. The report did not specify further details in the available summary.
Source excerpt
StarKist’s tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor, report finds
2019
Federal price-fixing fine
StarKist was fined $100 million in connection with the price-fixing matter. The cited account identifies this as the maximum statutory fine.
2019
StarKist fined $100 million in tuna price-fixing case
Fine or penalty
A judge imposed a $100 million fine on StarKist for participating in a conspiracy to inflate canned tuna prices. The article says the sentence was the maximum fine allowed under the law.
Source excerpt
StarKist, the country’s largest producer of canned tuna, was hit with a $100 million fine for its participation in a conspiracy that inflated prices for canned tuna. The judge handed down the sentence for the maximum fine allowed under the law on September 11, 2019.
2018
Felony price-fixing case
StarKist agreed to plead guilty to a felony price-fixing charge in a United States Department of Justice investigation of the canned-tuna industry.
2015
Alleged under-filling of tuna cans
Consumers brought a class-action case alleging that StarKist deliberately put less tuna than expected into certain five-ounce cans. The company settled the case in 2015, and settlement distributions were made in 2019.
2015
Canned-tuna price-collusion allegations
StarKist was sued in allegations that it coordinated pricing with Bumble Bee Foods and Chicken of the Sea.